Yale 92-88 Cornell (Feb 21, 2025) Play-by-Play

Cornell Big Red

13-10, 5-5 Conference

	1	2	T
COR	42	46	88
YALE	37	55	92

TIME	COR	YALE
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball won by Yale	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball lost by Cornell	0	0
19:40	Foul on Guy Ragland Jr..	0	0
19:40	Nick Townsend made Free Throw.	0	1
19:40	Nick Townsend made Free Throw.	0	2
19:27	AK Okereke made Layup. Assisted by Guy Ragland Jr..	2	2
19:08	Casey Simmons missed Layup.	2	2
19:05	Nazir Williams Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:50	Guy Ragland Jr. missed Layup.	2	2
18:47	Guy Ragland Jr. Offensive Rebound.	2	2
18:45	Nazir Williams missed Jumper.	2	2
18:39	Guy Ragland Jr. Offensive Rebound.	2	2
18:33	Jake Fiegen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by AK Okereke.	5	2
18:16	Nick Townsend missed Layup.	5	2
18:13	Nazir Williams Defensive Rebound.	5	2
18:08	Cooper Noard missed Three Point Jumper.	5	2
18:04	John Poulakidas Defensive Rebound.	5	2
17:55	John Poulakidas made Jumper. Assisted by Nick Townsend.	5	4
17:37	Nazir Williams missed Layup.	5	4
17:34	Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.	5	4
17:21	John Poulakidas missed Three Point Jumper.	5	4
17:18	Nazir Williams Defensive Rebound.	5	4
17:07	Jake Fiegen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by AK Okereke.	8	4
16:45	Samson Aletan Turnover.	8	4
16:45	AK Okereke Steal.	8	4
16:39	Jake Fiegen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nazir Williams.	11	4
16:31	Foul on AK Okereke.	11	4
16:18	John Poulakidas missed Three Point Jumper.	11	4
16:15	Casey Simmons Offensive Rebound.	11	4
16:07	Bez Mbeng missed Three Point Jumper.	11	4
16:07	Cornell Defensive Rebound.	11	4
16:07	Foul on Samson Aletan.	11	4
15:46	Nazir Williams missed Layup.	11	4
15:42	Guy Ragland Jr. Offensive Rebound.	11	4
15:42	Guy Ragland Jr. made Two Point Tip Shot.	13	4
15:28	Casey Simmons missed Three Point Jumper.	13	4
15:24	Cooper Noard Defensive Rebound.	13	4
15:19	Cooper Noard missed Three Point Jumper.	13	4
15:15	Samson Aletan Defensive Rebound.	13	4
15:02	John Poulakidas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.	13	7
14:35	Jake Fiegen missed Three Point Jumper.	13	7
14:32	Samson Aletan Defensive Rebound.	13	7
14:17	Nick Townsend missed Jumper.	13	7
14:12	AK Okereke Defensive Rebound.	13	7
14:09	AK Okereke missed Layup.	13	7
14:06	Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.	13	7
13:38	Samson Aletan Turnover.	13	7
13:38	Jake Fiegen Steal.	13	7
13:30	Jake Fiegen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by AK Okereke.	16	7
13:08	Casey Simmons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.	16	10
12:54	Nazir Williams made Layup. Assisted by Guy Ragland Jr..	18	10
12:32	John Poulakidas missed Three Point Jumper.	18	10
12:30	Casey Simmons Offensive Rebound.	18	10
12:24	Nick Townsend made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Casey Simmons.	18	13
12:10	Jake Fiegen missed Three Point Jumper.	18	13
12:07	Casey Simmons Defensive Rebound.	18	13
12:04	Foul on Jake Fiegen.	18	13
12:04	Official TV Timeout	18	13
12:04	Bez Mbeng subbing out for Yale	18	13
12:04	Casey Simmons subbing out for Yale	18	13
12:04	Isaac Celiscar subbing in for Yale	18	13
12:04	Riley Fox subbing in for Yale	18	13
12:04	Nazir Williams subbing out for Cornell	18	13
12:04	Guy Ragland Jr. subbing out for Cornell	18	13
12:04	Jake Fiegen subbing out for Cornell	18	13
12:04	Ryan Kiachian subbing in for Cornell	18	13
12:04	Jacob Beccles subbing in for Cornell	18	13
12:04	Adam Hinton subbing in for Cornell	18	13
12:04	Samson Aletan made Free Throw.	18	14
12:04	Samson Aletan made Free Throw.	18	15
12:04	Samson Aletan subbing out for Yale	18	15
12:04	Bez Mbeng subbing in for Yale	18	15
11:54	Cooper Noard missed Three Point Jumper.	18	15
11:49	AK Okereke Offensive Rebound.	18	15
11:41	Adam Hinton missed Three Point Jumper.	18	15
11:38	Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.	18	15
11:34	Isaac Celiscar Turnover.	18	15
11:34	Ryan Kiachian Steal.	18	15
11:27	AK Okereke missed Jumper.	18	15
11:22	AK Okereke Offensive Rebound.	18	15
11:18	Adam Hinton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by AK Okereke.	21	15
10:55	Isaac Celiscar missed Three Point Jumper.	21	15
10:53	Cooper Noard Defensive Rebound.	21	15
10:48	Foul on Riley Fox.	21	15
10:48	Official TV Timeout	21	15
10:48	AK Okereke subbing out for Cornell	21	15
10:48	Cooper Noard subbing out for Cornell	21	15
10:48	Nazir Williams subbing in for Cornell	21	15
10:48	Jake Fiegen subbing in for Cornell	21	15
10:39	Jake Fiegen missed Three Point Jumper.	21	15
10:35	Jake Fiegen Offensive Rebound.	21	15
10:32	Jake Fiegen made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Kiachian.	23	15
10:16	Foul on Ryan Kiachian.	23	15
9:59	Riley Fox missed Jumper.	23	15
9:56	Ryan Kiachian Defensive Rebound.	23	15
9:51	Nazir Williams missed Layup.	23	15
9:51	Bez Mbeng Block.	23	15
9:46	Jacob Beccles Offensive Rebound.	23	15
9:41	Jake Fiegen missed Three Point Jumper.	23	15
9:38	Bez Mbeng Turnover.	23	15
9:37	Isaac Celiscar Defensive Rebound.	23	15
9:10	Adam Hinton missed Three Point Jumper.	23	15
9:05	Jake Fiegen Offensive Rebound.	23	15
9:05	Jake Fiegen made Two Point Tip Shot.	25	15
8:53	Nick Townsend Turnover.	25	15
8:53	Jake Fiegen Steal.	25	15
8:37	Jake Fiegen made Three Point Jumper.	28	15
8:23	Foul on Adam Hinton.	28	15
8:23	Bez Mbeng missed Free Throw.	28	15
8:23	Yale Deadball Team Rebound.	28	15
8:23	John Poulakidas subbing out for Yale	28	15
8:23	Nick Townsend subbing out for Yale	28	15
8:23	Casey Simmons subbing in for Yale	28	15
8:23	Jack Molloy subbing in for Yale	28	15
8:23	Ryan Kiachian subbing out for Cornell	28	15
8:23	Guy Ragland Jr. subbing in for Cornell	28	15
8:23	Bez Mbeng made Free Throw.	28	16
8:06	Guy Ragland Jr. Turnover.	28	16
8:06	Jacob Beccles subbing out for Cornell	28	16
8:06	Adam Hinton subbing out for Cornell	28	16
8:06	AK Okereke subbing in for Cornell	28	16
8:06	Cooper Noard subbing in for Cornell	28	16
7:47	Jack Molloy missed Three Point Jumper.	28	16
7:42	Jake Fiegen Defensive Rebound.	28	16
7:26	Jake Fiegen missed Three Point Jumper.	28	16
7:21	Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.	28	16
7:18	Bez Mbeng missed Layup.	28	16
7:14	Nazir Williams Defensive Rebound.	28	16
7:05	Nazir Williams made Jumper.	30	16
6:52	Casey Simmons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaac Celiscar.	30	19
6:40	AK Okereke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nazir Williams.	33	19
6:24	Bez Mbeng made Jumper.	33	21
6:11	AK Okereke missed Layup.	33	21
6:07	Riley Fox Defensive Rebound.	33	21
6:06	Jack Molloy made Layup. Assisted by Riley Fox.	33	23
6:06	Foul on Jake Fiegen.	33	23
6:06	Official TV Timeout	33	23
6:06	Bez Mbeng subbing out for Yale	33	23
6:06	Riley Fox subbing out for Yale	33	23
6:06	John Poulakidas subbing in for Yale	33	23
6:06	Trevor Mullin subbing in for Yale	33	23
6:06	Jake Fiegen subbing out for Cornell	33	23
6:06	DJ Nix subbing in for Cornell	33	23
6:06	Jack Molloy missed Free Throw.	33	23
6:05	DJ Nix Defensive Rebound.	33	23
5:55	Guy Ragland Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nazir Williams.	36	23
5:36	John Poulakidas missed Three Point Jumper.	36	23
5:33	Cooper Noard Defensive Rebound.	36	23
5:14	Nazir Williams missed Layup.	36	23
5:10	AK Okereke Offensive Rebound.	36	23
5:10	AK Okereke made Two Point Tip Shot.	38	23
4:45	Isaac Celiscar made Jumper. Assisted by John Poulakidas.	38	25
4:25	Cooper Noard missed Three Point Jumper.	38	25
4:16	DJ Nix Offensive Rebound.	38	25
4:16	DJ Nix made Two Point Tip Shot.	40	25
4:11	Jack Molloy made Layup. Assisted by Trevor Mullin.	40	27
4:11	Foul on Guy Ragland Jr..	40	27
4:11	Isaac Celiscar subbing out for Yale	40	27
4:11	Nick Townsend subbing in for Yale	40	27
4:11	Nazir Williams subbing out for Cornell	40	27
4:11	Guy Ragland Jr. subbing out for Cornell	40	27
4:11	DJ Nix subbing out for Cornell	40	27
4:11	Cooper Noard subbing out for Cornell	40	27
4:11	Ryan Kiachian subbing in for Cornell	40	27
4:11	Gioacchino Panzini subbing in for Cornell	40	27
4:11	Jacob Beccles subbing in for Cornell	40	27
4:11	Adam Hinton subbing in for Cornell	40	27
4:11	Jack Molloy made Free Throw.	40	28
4:11	Jack Molloy subbing out for Yale	40	28
4:11	Samson Aletan subbing in for Yale	40	28
3:52	AK Okereke missed Three Point Jumper.	40	28
3:51	Casey Simmons Defensive Rebound.	40	28
3:51	Foul on Jacob Beccles.	40	28
3:51	Official TV Timeout	40	28
3:51	John Poulakidas subbing out for Yale	40	28
3:51	Bez Mbeng subbing in for Yale	40	28
3:51	Casey Simmons made Free Throw.	40	29
3:51	Casey Simmons missed Free Throw.	40	29
3:50	Cornell Defensive Rebound.	40	29
3:50	Foul on Samson Aletan.	40	29
3:50	Casey Simmons subbing out for Yale	40	29
3:50	John Poulakidas subbing in for Yale	40	29
3:44	Foul on John Poulakidas.	40	29
3:28	Gioacchino Panzini missed Three Point Jumper.	40	29
3:25	Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.	40	29
3:16	Bez Mbeng missed Three Point Jumper.	40	29
3:12	Bez Mbeng Offensive Rebound.	40	29
3:08	Foul on Ryan Kiachian.	40	29
3:08	Nick Townsend made Free Throw.	40	30
3:08	Samson Aletan subbing out for Yale	40	30
3:08	Isaac Celiscar subbing in for Yale	40	30
3:08	Gioacchino Panzini subbing out for Cornell	40	30
3:08	Jacob Beccles subbing out for Cornell	40	30
3:08	Nazir Williams subbing in for Cornell	40	30
3:08	Cooper Noard subbing in for Cornell	40	30
3:08	Nick Townsend made Free Throw.	40	31
2:51	Foul on Trevor Mullin.	40	31
2:45	Cooper Noard Turnover.	40	31
2:45	Bez Mbeng Steal.	40	31
2:37	Foul on Ryan Kiachian.	40	31
2:37	Isaac Celiscar made Free Throw.	40	32
2:37	Trevor Mullin subbing out for Yale	40	32
2:37	Casey Simmons subbing in for Yale	40	32
2:37	Ryan Kiachian subbing out for Cornell	40	32
2:37	Chris Cain subbing in for Cornell	40	32
2:37	Isaac Celiscar made Free Throw.	40	33
2:25	AK Okereke missed Layup.	40	33
2:25	Isaac Celiscar Block.	40	33
2:25	Yale Defensive Rebound.	40	33
2:07	Casey Simmons made Layup. Assisted by Nick Townsend.	40	35
1:55	Nazir Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	40	35
1:51	Adam Hinton Offensive Rebound.	40	35
1:47	Foul on John Poulakidas.	40	35
1:40	Nazir Williams made Layup. Assisted by AK Okereke.	42	35
1:18	Nick Townsend made Layup.	42	37
1:09	AK Okereke missed Three Point Jumper.	42	37
1:07	Yale Defensive Rebound.	42	37
0:52	Foul on John Poulakidas.	42	37
0:52	John Poulakidas Turnover.	42	37
0:52	John Poulakidas subbing out for Yale	42	37
0:52	Trevor Mullin subbing in for Yale	42	37
0:52	Cornell Timeout	42	37
0:20	Nazir Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	42	37
0:17	Casey Simmons Defensive Rebound.	42	37
0:05	Bez Mbeng missed Three Point Jumper.	42	37
0:00	Adam Hinton Defensive Rebound.	42	37
0:00	Nazir Williams missed Layup.	42	37
0:00	Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.	42	37
0:00	End of 1st half	42	37

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